{"product_id":"iwc-porsche-design-ocean-2000-as08276","title":"IWC Porsche Design Ocean 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1972’s Chronograph 1 — strikingly cool as it is — is far from Porsche Design’s only notable wristwatch. In fact, we’d argue that there’s another that’s just as important, though for different reasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat watch is the Ocean 2000. Designed by none other than Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche himself — the man behind the iconic 911 — the Ocean 2000 was a 42.5mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003etitanium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e diver with an usual integrated bracelet, a non-conventional (and non-ISO compliant) dial devoid of numerical indices, and an impressive-as-hell 2000-meter water resistance rating. And it was released all the way back in 1982, and was in production until 1998!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDespite its unconventional design, this unusual watch — which was produced by none other than the International Watch Company — was adopted by Germany’s elite combat swimmers as their official timepiece. Not bad for a design-focused timepiece from a firm helmed by the scion of an automotive legacy!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Ocean 2000 from circa the 1990's is housed in a 42.5mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown at 4 o’clock, and a notched, captive bezel with a Tritium triangle at 12 o’clock. It features a matte black Tritium dial with a white outer minute track, a matching handset, and a date window at 3 o’clock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by the automatic workhorse ETA 2892 movement, it comes paired to its integrated, titanium bracelet with a signed, titanium push-button deployant clasp, and even includes its original box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNow considered a horological classic, it looks just as futuristic today as it did upon its release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSnag it before someone else has the same idea!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40135109771351,"sku":"40970065","price":8990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS08276_40970065_IWC_OCEANPORSCHEDESIGN_3503-7-Edit.jpg?v=1678374144","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/iwc-porsche-design-ocean-2000-as08276","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}